Brabant 1488 1/2 noble Fr-39

Jean Elsen sale 144, lot 1050

This specimen was lot 1050 in Jean Elsen sale 144 (Brussels, March 2020), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$3,162 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe le Beau (1482-1506), AV demi-noble (schuitken), 1488, Malines. Avec le titre de duc de Limbourg. D/ Le roi des Romains deb. de f. dans une nef, ten. une épée sur l'épaule. Sur le mât, l'écu d'Autriche-Bourgogne. R/ (aigle) REFORMACIO GVERRE PAX EST ANNO I488 Dans un polylobe, croix fleuronnée et liliacée, cantonnée de quatre couronnes, la lettre M en coeur. Très rare Légère faiblesse de frappe. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip the Fair, 1482-1506, gold half noble of 1488, Malines mint, with the title of duke of Limburg. Obverse: the king of the Romans facing, holding a sword on his shoulder; below, the arms of Austria-Burgundy. Reverse: legend with date around, floriate cross in a polylobe, cantonned with four crowns, "M" at the center. Very rare, slightly weak strike. Very Fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold, this specimen 3,25 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-39, G.H. 75-1; Delm-81; W. 534; V.H. 98; Levinson II-101.

Source:

Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
Levinson, Robert, The Early Dated Coins of Europe, 1234-1500: An Illustrated Catalogue and Guide to dated medieval coinage. Clifton, NJ: Coin & Currency Institute, 2007.
van Gelder, H. Enno, and Marcel Hoc, Les Monnaies des pays-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols, 1434-1713, Amsterdam, J. Schulman, 1960, with supplement of 1964.
^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 144, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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